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he is 20-year-old adam lanza. last night, our piers morgan got insight on lanza from a former classmate. >> he was really quiet, he kept to himself. he was a little fidgety, a little uneasy sometimes if you were to look at him. i think he was just socially not really into going out there and making as many friends as everyone else was doing in elementary school and middle school. preferred to stay to himself. >> reporter: adam lanza's body was found in the school. his mother's body was found at the home they shared about 2 1/2 miles from here. that is where our mary snow is standing by this morning. mary, the area that you are in, big houses, it's a prosperous area, a quiet area. there aren't even street lights around you. the only lights you've got are the ones provided by our lights. this is not something that area's used to. what do we know now about the area and adam lanza? >> yeah, ali, we -- it's believed he did live with his mother and that house is behind me on this quiet road which is now closed off by po
he is 20-year-old adam lanza. last night, our piers morgan got insight on lanza from a former classmate. >> he was really quiet, he kept to himself. he was a little fidgety, a little uneasy sometimes if you were to look at him. i think he was just socially not really into going out there and making as many friends as everyone else was doing in elementary school and middle school. preferred to stay to himself. >> reporter: adam lanza's body was found in the school. his mother's body...
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ryan lanza is the brother whose identity, that adam may have used, at some times. so looking to see whether they were planning this attack, practicing for it, for some time. >> mike, we heard earlier today that there was a family member down in north carolina who was describing the shooter's mother as perhaps a survivalist. someone who spoke, occasionally, of impending economic doom. are you hearing anything about that? >> well, not quite as dramatic as that, but we did talk to a friend of nancy lanza's, earlier today, who talked about how she was very much a gun enthusiast, a collector. she used to like to go to shooting ranges. in fact, she was described as passionate about her shooting, and even took her sons to shooting targets, shooting ranges to practice shooting there. so, that was a sort of another aspect of this that we'll clearly want to know more about. we do know that adam lanza had tried to get a long gun assault rifle at a sporting goods store in danberry, just on tuesday. the sale didn't go through, because he didn't want to go through the waiting pe
ryan lanza is the brother whose identity, that adam may have used, at some times. so looking to see whether they were planning this attack, practicing for it, for some time. >> mike, we heard earlier today that there was a family member down in north carolina who was describing the shooter's mother as perhaps a survivalist. someone who spoke, occasionally, of impending economic doom. are you hearing anything about that? >> well, not quite as dramatic as that, but we did talk to a...
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perhaps the secrets that adam lanza wanted no one to see. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> perhaps further proof how premeditated this thing was, that he took the time to damage that hard drive. >> he mentioned a former adviser said he had a bizarre condition where he had the inability to touch and feel and empathize with anything. another neighbor said adam lanza had been a weird kid since we were 5 years old. as horrible as this was, i can't say i'm surprised. why didn't anybody reach out? so many of these kids that are loners and we know they're possibly going through a tough situation, people need to reach out to them. and befriend them. >> hopefully the gun control and mental health debate this country is about to have will answer some of those questions. >>> older students in newtown returned to classes today, but those who attended sandy hook elementary itself are still waiting for their new school to get ready. administrators have not decided when classes at nearby chalk hill school will begin, but students will get a chance this w
perhaps the secrets that adam lanza wanted no one to see. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> perhaps further proof how premeditated this thing was, that he took the time to damage that hard drive. >> he mentioned a former adviser said he had a bizarre condition where he had the inability to touch and feel and empathize with anything. another neighbor said adam lanza had been a weird kid since we were 5 years old. as horrible as this was, i can't say i'm surprised. why didn't anybody...
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police say adam lanza drove to sandy hook elementary school arriving around 9:30. unable to gain entry through the main entry, he broke through a window, and that's when police say his shooting rampage began. in total 20 children were killed as well as 6 adults. there were also two surviving adult victims. police say adam lanza turned a gun on himself when he heard and first saw the responders coming onto the scene. three guns were recovered from inside the school. there they are. one handgun was left in lanza's car. we're joined by nbc national investigative correspondent michael isikoff in newtown, connecticut. michael, thanks so much for joining us. we've only got about three minutes for your presentation, so run through what you think is salient, what you have been able to put together about the motive and the method of this killer. >> well, first of all, chris, about motive, we are still clueless. he didn't have any connection to the school at all. he may have gone there as a child. in fact, he probably did according to friends, but he didn't work there, he ha
police say adam lanza drove to sandy hook elementary school arriving around 9:30. unable to gain entry through the main entry, he broke through a window, and that's when police say his shooting rampage began. in total 20 children were killed as well as 6 adults. there were also two surviving adult victims. police say adam lanza turned a gun on himself when he heard and first saw the responders coming onto the scene. three guns were recovered from inside the school. there they are. one handgun...
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nancy lanza's sister-in-law, adam lanza's aunt, stays is not unusual for a divorced woman, like nancy, who lived alone, to have them in the house. >> self-defense. she was a female. live aid loan, live nald beautiful neighborhood. >> reporter: but those guns she bought for protection, investigators say you were used by her own son to kill her. former classmates said a dam lanza was an awkward loner, bright, but painfully shy, so stoic says the former head of high school secure that he showed no sign that he felt physical pain. cindy crom berg says she heard all about adam from her son, kyle, who was a classmate. >> felt that he was odd, that there was no question that he was not a mainstream kids, that he was odd and did say he did had a difficult time making eye contact. >> reporter: adam lanza's father, peter, issued a written statement saturday saying "no words can truly express how heartbroken we are. we are in a state of disbelief and trying to find whatever answers we can. we, too he said, are asking why." as the for that big question of why, investigators at that news conferenc
nancy lanza's sister-in-law, adam lanza's aunt, stays is not unusual for a divorced woman, like nancy, who lived alone, to have them in the house. >> self-defense. she was a female. live aid loan, live nald beautiful neighborhood. >> reporter: but those guns she bought for protection, investigators say you were used by her own son to kill her. former classmates said a dam lanza was an awkward loner, bright, but painfully shy, so stoic says the former head of high school secure that...
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and whether they can actually recover anything from that hard drive that adam adam lanza trieo destroy. that's coming up next ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. megyn: fox news extreme weather alert. a massive blizzard in the midwest. it could be life-threatening. holiday travelers seeing delays as nebraska shuts down miles of major highways. chicago o'hare, one of the busiest airports in the country, reports massive cancellations. we have the very latest from the weather center. reporter: it had been 290 days since chicago had measurable snowfall. but that is going to change around 6:00 p.m. tonight. snow the snow will move in, and the big storm affecting areas to the south and the great lakes, the snow doesn't look like a lot of it, but it is falling heavily. a lot of areas getting an inch or 2 inches of snow per hour. piling up on the roads very quickly, it is windy with the storm. blizzard warning still in effect for four states across this mississippi river valley a
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adam lanza reportedly suffered from mental illness issues. we're still learning to what extent they existed and for how long they existed but he is clearly not the only gunman in these kinds of random mass shootings that we have seen who battled mental disorders. we're going to talk about that. how about this from connecticut senator joe lieberman? he says he believes family and friends need to get involved in these situations early on. >> we've got to ask parents, friends, school ficialts, if you see a child, a young person, that really looks like they're potentially, really troublesome, get them mental health help. then we've got to ask ourselves as a society, is there enough mental health help available for these kids? >> boy, that is becoming the big important question in all of of them clearly. i'm joined as former pennsylvania governor tom ridge who served as our country's first homeland security secretary. good to have you here today. >> always good to join you, martha. i'm sorry we joined to have a discussion about the horrific events
adam lanza reportedly suffered from mental illness issues. we're still learning to what extent they existed and for how long they existed but he is clearly not the only gunman in these kinds of random mass shootings that we have seen who battled mental disorders. we're going to talk about that. how about this from connecticut senator joe lieberman? he says he believes family and friends need to get involved in these situations early on. >> we've got to ask parents, friends, school...
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she says i am adam lanza's mother. her very honest stories about dealing with kids with mental illness and her personal story coming your way. >> steve: and she was given months to live. now she will be home for christmas after not one, not two, but three organ transplants. this miracle mother here this hour. "fox & friends" hour two for tuesday starts right now. >> gretchen: welcome, everybody. hopefully as we move closer to the wonderful celebration of christmas, we can bring you more of these kind of miracle good news stories because sometimes we can get myered down in the tragic news that happened last week it's good to have an uplifting reason to move on with your day. >> brian: talk about the fiscal cliff. >> steve: christmas is exactly one week away from today. >> gretchen: it's another emotional day in newtown, connecticut r two more funerals will be held for the young victims of that tragedy. one for six-year-old james. he was called jay. his family says he loved recess and math and called him their numbers gu
she says i am adam lanza's mother. her very honest stories about dealing with kids with mental illness and her personal story coming your way. >> steve: and she was given months to live. now she will be home for christmas after not one, not two, but three organ transplants. this miracle mother here this hour. "fox & friends" hour two for tuesday starts right now. >> gretchen: welcome, everybody. hopefully as we move closer to the wonderful celebration of christmas, we...
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newtown connecticut at this point this is the active shooter twenty year old adam lanza who later shot himself he appeared not to have any motive here and used weapons to break into the school shot helpless innocent children and their protectors as well he is believed to have shot and killed his mother first before taking what were her legally purchased guns to sandy hook elementary now the question of a mentally unstable young man having access to several guns has brought the discussion about guns and gun control to the forefront earlier today i wrote an honest churkin to his report you just saw into this discussion and about how to talk about this and about the time she spent in connecticut. well that christine you know to describe what's going on on the ground i think if we take all the sad words in the dictionary and combine them together there really is no way to describe no words to find to describe the heartbreak really the grief the sadness the tears that we saw on the ground this town is really at the epitome of grief during this holiday season you know it's just such a heartb
newtown connecticut at this point this is the active shooter twenty year old adam lanza who later shot himself he appeared not to have any motive here and used weapons to break into the school shot helpless innocent children and their protectors as well he is believed to have shot and killed his mother first before taking what were her legally purchased guns to sandy hook elementary now the question of a mentally unstable young man having access to several guns has brought the discussion about...
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lanza released last week. private arrangements held over the weekend, ntbut the family wl not elaborate.noat the shooter went on a killingon spree abefore taking his on li. police still don't know the motive behind the killings. >>> still ahead at 5:00, hillar: clinton hospitalized for a blood clot.oo we have dthe latest on her condition, and a closer look at the dangers of blood clots. >> is it love at first sight or just luis? -- lust? a look at the science of it all. >>> this is fox 5 news at 5:00. >> second of state hillary teclinton is spending had you -o is spending her new year's evey in the hospital.ta this after doctors found a bloo clot in her head.her >> reporter: hillary clinton ist the hospital after the discovery of a blood clot on sunday. doctors found the clot during a follow up exam for a concussion she sustained earlier thiss month. secretary clinton is underun observation at new york presbyterian hospital through hs tuesday where she is being treated with blood thinners. the state department
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those who knew adam lanza described him as a loner. he did not seem to feel emotional or physical pain. they were told he had asperger syndrome. he lived with his mother her family has offered their sympathies to the community. >> the whole family is traumatized by this event. very sad. very sad. >> it's not clear why adam lanza targeted sandy hook elementary. he attended the school as a boy but contrary to earlier reports his mother nancy had not taught there. nan say lanza is described as a gun enthusiast who took her sons to shooting ranges. he shot and killed nancy with one of her five guns and took three of her weapons into the school. all of the guns were registered. >> people said in the bay area -- teamed up with a group called youth uprising and a private donor to offer $200 per gun. no names or questions asked. >> what inspired me really is the incident that just took place in connecticut as well as my own son was murdered so i just want to help out. >> i've never seen the outcry and involvement from the community like this.
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exact details about adam lanza's mental state are just beginning to emerge. how do we deal with this as a nation? congressman tim murphy, chairman of the mental health caucus and clinical child psychologist. good morning to you. >> good morning. bill: what do we need to know? what do we need to understand? >> we need to understand as a nation this is illness issue and which can't push it aside and that it is other than that. after each one of these tragedies, after every suicide and mass shooting underlying issue vast majority of these things it is a mental illness issue. congress talks about it and people talk about it and we leave it alone. we can't do that anymore. we need to deeply understand each one of these cases, do more research, understand the links between violence and mental illness. understand most mental illness does not lead to violence but let's talk about the core issues and do the things we need to do. bill: there is suggestion from the white house it will push for tougher legislation. is that the answer? >> well, they're looking for tougher
exact details about adam lanza's mental state are just beginning to emerge. how do we deal with this as a nation? congressman tim murphy, chairman of the mental health caucus and clinical child psychologist. good morning to you. >> good morning. bill: what do we need to know? what do we need to understand? >> we need to understand as a nation this is illness issue and which can't push it aside and that it is other than that. after each one of these tragedies, after every suicide and...
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joshua flashman said adam lanza may have been jealous of students at sandy hook elementary, believing his mother cared more about them than she did about him. later this hour we'll speak with a teacher about some of the heroism we saw in the schools of newtown on thatae. stay tuned for that. >>> fox news alert on an effort to reach a tax-and-spending deal in washington. the president just spoke at length about negotiations and we'll get to that in a moment. but earlier we heard a stern warning for uncle sam, meaning all of us, from one of the world's leading credit rating agencies. fix the fiscal crisis or risk a downgrade. fitch warning again that it may strip the united states of its aaa credit rating if washington is unable to strike a deal to avert these big tax hikes and spending cuts that we're going to see at the end of this year and also to allow borrowing to rise. now this is not the first time we've heard of these warnings or have seen america's credit take a hit. in 2011, standard & poor's cut its u.s. rating to double a from aaa blaming political brinkmanship for preventin
joshua flashman said adam lanza may have been jealous of students at sandy hook elementary, believing his mother cared more about them than she did about him. later this hour we'll speak with a teacher about some of the heroism we saw in the schools of newtown on thatae. stay tuned for that. >>> fox news alert on an effort to reach a tax-and-spending deal in washington. the president just spoke at length about negotiations and we'll get to that in a moment. but earlier we heard a stern...
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. >> the shooter, adam lanza, who took his own life. we have an older picture of him, the only one that exists. what more do you know about him? >> he had a very troubled life. this young man by all accounts had a mild form of autism and was always a person of heart. never had any close friends. never was a good fit anywhere. his mother took him in and out of school, home schooled him for a while. his parents got divorced. he stayed with his mother. but obviously the neighbors and friends of hers say there was a great strain there. many classmates say that he, unlike the other kid whose had backpacks, he always had a brief case. he had trouble looking people in the eye. he had trouble fitting in or answering questions. so he was, you know, a very difficult time for him and his mother. >> i would think in the days and weeks ahead, the immediate focus will be on what can be learned from the computers they have taken from the mother's home about lanza. >> right. to see if he left behind anything that would explain his actions. but they tel
. >> the shooter, adam lanza, who took his own life. we have an older picture of him, the only one that exists. what more do you know about him? >> he had a very troubled life. this young man by all accounts had a mild form of autism and was always a person of heart. never had any close friends. never was a good fit anywhere. his mother took him in and out of school, home schooled him for a while. his parents got divorced. he stayed with his mother. but obviously the neighbors and...
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connecticut state police say adam lanza used several 30-round clips on a semi-automatic rifle to shoot the 26 victims at sandy hook elementary. >> these mass killings have to stop and we have do everything we can. it will include looking at how many bullets do you need in a magazine in a semi-automatic weapon. >> on "meet the press," david gregory asked the nra's chief spokesman, why not bring back the ten-year ban that expired in 2004. >> i don't believe that's going to make one difference. there are so many different ways to evade that. you had that for ten years. it was on the books. columbine occurred right in the middle of it. it didn't make any difference. >> the prospect of a ban on magazines or the kind of guns called assault weapons have people in atlanta standing in line for more than an hour at a gun show. customers at this shooting ranging in arizona say those weapons are widely used by sportsmen. >> guys that shoot clays, guys that shoot trophy animals, you know, a lot of them are done with semi-automatic hunting rifles. >> a group representing mothers says it will fight h
connecticut state police say adam lanza used several 30-round clips on a semi-automatic rifle to shoot the 26 victims at sandy hook elementary. >> these mass killings have to stop and we have do everything we can. it will include looking at how many bullets do you need in a magazine in a semi-automatic weapon. >> on "meet the press," david gregory asked the nra's chief spokesman, why not bring back the ten-year ban that expired in 2004. >> i don't believe that's...
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lanza started shooting his way into sandy hook elementary school last friday he confronted by qualified armed security really generous contribution to solving this nation's gun violence problem is a mean what is arming more people and putting them in our schools isn't time for lawmakers on both sides the aisle to give up their associations with the n.r.a. and put in place the reforms that america desperately needs neal no. absolutely not and i think i was disappointed that he spent a little too much time dealing with the media and the problems with the media violence before he actually got to and which i thought was the meat of the of the issue and i thought it was a good positive step and i really we need more guns air erica currently we do that i'm one of the things that astounded me was when he said there's a lot of retired police officers out there who would like to go back into the service of their country this is the wal-mart greeter solution are going to have some seventy five eighty year old guy we are live shaking it shiny a better rap i think crazy thing i've ever heard i'm wa
lanza started shooting his way into sandy hook elementary school last friday he confronted by qualified armed security really generous contribution to solving this nation's gun violence problem is a mean what is arming more people and putting them in our schools isn't time for lawmakers on both sides the aisle to give up their associations with the n.r.a. and put in place the reforms that america desperately needs neal no. absolutely not and i think i was disappointed that he spent a little too...
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the mother of the gunman adam lanza has also been laid to rest. a friend says nancy lanza was buried yesterday at an undisclosed location. >>> the gun control debate intensifying one week after that horror in newtown, connecticut, the killing of innocent children. just moments ago we heard from the national rifle association, executive director wayne lapierre called for putting armed police in every school. he also blamed the media, violent video games and a lack of prosecutions of violent crimina criminals. more gun laws are not the answer. >> the only way, the only way to stop a monster from killing our kids is to be personally involved and invested in a plan of absolute protection. the only thing this stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> critics say the nra uses money, power, scare tactics to hold lawmakers hostage to the agenda opposing gun regulations. i want to bring in richard painter and the law professor of minnesota and joining us from minneapolis who wrote an opinion piece, an op ed in "the new york times," and a prot
the mother of the gunman adam lanza has also been laid to rest. a friend says nancy lanza was buried yesterday at an undisclosed location. >>> the gun control debate intensifying one week after that horror in newtown, connecticut, the killing of innocent children. just moments ago we heard from the national rifle association, executive director wayne lapierre called for putting armed police in every school. he also blamed the media, violent video games and a lack of prosecutions of...
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we know that the accused gunman, adam lanza, did carry not only a semiautomatic weapon but two high-powered pistols and he shot his way into the school, so the security system was set up was there. he just simply avoid that had by using this weapon to blast his way into the elementary school. we're also hearing this talk about them pursuing these malicious and false posts online. and what they are talking about, and i'm quoting, misinformation from people coming posing as the shooter or using other. i.d.s mimicking the crime and the crime scene on the heels of the information that there was a threat phoned into one of the churches during a noon mass, that just really indicates the level of problems that they continue to face in this community, and so it's hard to imagine all of these people who are mourning and trying to join together in a place of faith, having to be evacuated by s.w.a.t. teams with automatic weapons themselves with some type of malicious threat so that is compounding the problem investigators are facing right now. >> jay, really quickly here, and maybe you can help me. on
we know that the accused gunman, adam lanza, did carry not only a semiautomatic weapon but two high-powered pistols and he shot his way into the school, so the security system was set up was there. he just simply avoid that had by using this weapon to blast his way into the elementary school. we're also hearing this talk about them pursuing these malicious and false posts online. and what they are talking about, and i'm quoting, misinformation from people coming posing as the shooter or using...
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lanza shot and killed his mother first. ko im has the latest on the two victims so very young who were laid to rest on monday. >> reporter: newtown firefighters hang 26 wreaths sent from oregon in memory of the 26 victims of friday's schoolhouse massacre. >> makes us feel warm. it's amazing that people that far away care about us. >> reporter: small symbols of solidarity when this town needs it most. the first funerals railroad held for friday's shootings. noah pozner and jack pinto were laid to rest. >> you see little coffins and your heart has to ache. >> reporter: this tight-knit community is beginning the painstaking task of moving forward. trucks arrived to remove supplies from sandy hook to another school in a nearby town where the children will eventually resume classes. making plans for the future even though so many questions remain unanswered. >> we're going to do everything that it takes toen sure that we un-- to ensure we uncover every bit of evidence. >> reporter: the unspeakable tragedy has sparked the debate
lanza shot and killed his mother first. ko im has the latest on the two victims so very young who were laid to rest on monday. >> reporter: newtown firefighters hang 26 wreaths sent from oregon in memory of the 26 victims of friday's schoolhouse massacre. >> makes us feel warm. it's amazing that people that far away care about us. >> reporter: small symbols of solidarity when this town needs it most. the first funerals railroad held for friday's shootings. noah pozner and jack...
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december 14th, 20-year-old adam lanza killed his mother and broke into sandy hook elementary school and killed 26 people before taking his own life. and meanwhile, the community is still recovering, as you can imagine. the outpouring of support has been overwhelming, officials are asking people to stop sending gifts: the national disaster response team is helping with inventory so the items they're getting will go to those needing them the most. first responders, students, and families are still trying to emotionally process what happened. some people haven't been able to go back to work, using up their sick time and vacation. >> and the affects of emotional trauma are long-lasting and chronic. what we're looking for is a funding mechanism to make sure if officers need to take time off from work, there is money available to continue their paychecks. >> the united way of western connecticut said a fund established after the shooting has grown to $3.5 million. and that is the bottom line. hold off on the gifts but keep the money going. >> that is people who want to do anything. >> no matt
december 14th, 20-year-old adam lanza killed his mother and broke into sandy hook elementary school and killed 26 people before taking his own life. and meanwhile, the community is still recovering, as you can imagine. the outpouring of support has been overwhelming, officials are asking people to stop sending gifts: the national disaster response team is helping with inventory so the items they're getting will go to those needing them the most. first responders, students, and families are...
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shooter adam lanza took his own life after slaughter his mother at home, and and 20 children, and then six women at the sandy hook elementary school who tried to protect them. >> i am sure there will be a day for discussion of the usual washington policy debates, but i do not think today is that day. >> as soon as the press conference was over, i called the white house. listen, we have gone through too many of these shootings. everyone says you cannot say anything. well, we should have been talking about this going all the way back from columbine, we should of been talking about this in the last few years, with the real difference. i thought for sure our colleagues would see this for what it is, that there are too many guns out on the streets. the one we are after, if you look and all the shootings we have had lately, are the assault weapons and certainly the larger magazine clips. this time i would not hold my voice. this time i said no, i will go out and start speaking. >> on tuesday, a woman from newtown, conn. spoke in washington on behalf of the brady campaign. his 8-year-old son
shooter adam lanza took his own life after slaughter his mother at home, and and 20 children, and then six women at the sandy hook elementary school who tried to protect them. >> i am sure there will be a day for discussion of the usual washington policy debates, but i do not think today is that day. >> as soon as the press conference was over, i called the white house. listen, we have gone through too many of these shootings. everyone says you cannot say anything. well, we should...
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. >> does anybody really believe that the next adam lanza isn't planning his attack on a school he's already identified at this very moment? how many more copycats are waiting in the wings for their moment of fame? the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. i call on congress today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation. >> so, the nra says armed guards in school is the answer to tragedies like newtown. next hour, i'll talk with a father and a daughter in newtown who are part of a new effort there to end the violence. and we'll get their take on the nra's idea. that's at 7:15 eastern time. >>> we also want to let you know that we did some legwork this week. we reached out to 43 senators of the incoming 113th congress who have an "a" or "a" plus rating from the nra and not one of them agreed to join us this morning to talk about this issue. >>> not all of its members are behind what the nra is doing. check out how one member expressed his anger through an ireport sent to u
. >> does anybody really believe that the next adam lanza isn't planning his attack on a school he's already identified at this very moment? how many more copycats are waiting in the wings for their moment of fame? the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. i call on congress today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation. >> so, the nra says armed guards in school is the...
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research, are planning to study adam lanza's dna to see if it offers any clues. >>> backlash over a map showing the addresses of gun permit holders in two new york counties. now an angry blogger is retaliating. that controversy is heating up with the spark cash card from capital one, sven gets great rewards for his small business! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purche, everday! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great sinesses deserve great rewards! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? here's your invoice. gregg: welcome back. mother nature did not spare much her wrath this past year and our meteorologist janice dean is looking at the wild weather that was so bad it left parts of america completely unrecognizeable. >> 2012 had more than its fair share of wild weather. whether it was destructive, deadly or
research, are planning to study adam lanza's dna to see if it offers any clues. >>> backlash over a map showing the addresses of gun permit holders in two new york counties. now an angry blogger is retaliating. that controversy is heating up with the spark cash card from capital one, sven gets great rewards for his small business! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purche, everday! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security...
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. >> the shooter, adam lanza, who took his own life, we have an older picture of him. it is the only picture that exists. what more do you know about him? >> he add very troubled life. this is a young man by all accounts add mild form of autism and was always a person apart. never had any close friends. never seemed to be a good fit anywhere. his mother took him in and out of cool school. home schooled him for a while. his parent got divorced. he stayed with his mother. but obviously the neighbors say, and friends of hers say, there was a great strain there. many of his classmates say he, unlike the other kids who had back packs, he always add brief case. he had trouble looking people in the eye. he had trouble fitting in or answering questions. so he was, you know, very difficult time for him and his ploerj. >> i would think in days and weeks ahead, the immediate focus is what can be learned from computers taken from the mother's home about lanza. >> right, to see if he left behind anything that would explain his access. they are telling us there are no note, no lette
. >> the shooter, adam lanza, who took his own life, we have an older picture of him. it is the only picture that exists. what more do you know about him? >> he add very troubled life. this is a young man by all accounts add mild form of autism and was always a person apart. never had any close friends. never seemed to be a good fit anywhere. his mother took him in and out of cool school. home schooled him for a while. his parent got divorced. he stayed with his mother. but...
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. >>> cbs news is uncovering more information about the gunman adam lanza. he took courses at western connecticut state university while he was still in high school receiving as in many of those courses. he was home schooled for his other classes. friends of his mother said she told them adam had asperger's syndrome and she was taking care of him and that was a full- time job. a former baby-sitter said adam's mother told him he needed close supervision at all times. >>> the newtown shooting is prompting some area lawmakers to reassess their stance on gun control. appearing on our sister station in richmond, virginia, senator mark warner, a democrat said something has to change. >> i believe every american has second amendment rights and the ability to hunt is part of our culture. i had an nra rating of an a but enough is enough. >> another area senator who says he may now support tougher gun control measures is west virginia senator joe manchin. the democrat famously fired a rifle in one of his campaign ads to demonstrate his support of second amendment righ
. >>> cbs news is uncovering more information about the gunman adam lanza. he took courses at western connecticut state university while he was still in high school receiving as in many of those courses. he was home schooled for his other classes. friends of his mother said she told them adam had asperger's syndrome and she was taking care of him and that was a full- time job. a former baby-sitter said adam's mother told him he needed close supervision at all times. >>> the...
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. >> the shooter, adam lanza, who took his own life. we have an older picture of him, the only one that exists. what more do you know about him? >> he had a very troubled life. this young man by all accounts had a mild form of autism and was always a person of heart. never had any close friends. never was a good fit anywhere. his mother took him in and out of school, home schooled him for a while. his parents got divorced. he stayed with his mother. but obviously the neighbors and friends of hers say there was a great strain there. many classmates say that he, unlike the other kid whose had backpacks, he always had a brief case. he had trouble looking people in the eye. he had trouble fitting in or answering questions. so he was, you know, a very difficult time for him and his mother. >> i would think in the days and weeks ahead, the immediate focus will be on what can be learned from the computers they have taken from the mother's home about lanza. >> right. to see if he left behind anything that would explain his actions. but they tel
. >> the shooter, adam lanza, who took his own life. we have an older picture of him, the only one that exists. what more do you know about him? >> he had a very troubled life. this young man by all accounts had a mild form of autism and was always a person of heart. never had any close friends. never was a good fit anywhere. his mother took him in and out of school, home schooled him for a while. his parents got divorced. he stayed with his mother. but obviously the neighbors and...
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and it wasn't long before questions arose about guns in this country and whether a man like adam lanza should have had access to a military style assault we on. >> should be more gun control yes. >> reporter: why do you think that? >> guns are in the wrong hands are very dangerous. >> guns don't kill people, people kill people. >> definitely should be gun control, shouldn't be no guns out there, a lot of crazy people don't know how to handle guns. >> i don't think taking guns out of civilians who are good contributing members of society are the answer. >> reporter: for days the most powerful gun lobby in the country, the nra, has remained virtually silent. no official statements, nothing on twitter, its facebook page inactive. enter the president and a plea that something had to be done. >> the nra is an organization that has members who are mothers and fathers, and i would expect that they have been impacted by this as well and hopefully they'll do some self-reflection. >> reporter: still the nra remains silent until wednesday when it said it was shocked, saddened and heartbroken over
and it wasn't long before questions arose about guns in this country and whether a man like adam lanza should have had access to a military style assault we on. >> should be more gun control yes. >> reporter: why do you think that? >> guns are in the wrong hands are very dangerous. >> guns don't kill people, people kill people. >> definitely should be gun control, shouldn't be no guns out there, a lot of crazy people don't know how to handle guns. >> i don't...
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adam lanza was identified as the gunman. president obama addresses a grief-stricken nation. "our hearts are broken." showing a picture that has been on a lot of different newspapers. folks consoling each other outside the sandy hook sandy hookin newtown after a gunman killed 27 people, including 20 at an elementary school band and the shooter, adam lanza, was found dead inside the school. children were evacuated and taken to the fire station. it is also the lead story in this morning's edition of "the denver post." folks in the area who were stricken by the shooting columbine high school. they had this headline. the are showing the connecticut state police leading a line of children from sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut on friday after a shooting at the school. we're going to go to the phones and take this call from nelson in massachusetts. go ahead. caller: good morning. my concern was earlier we did have a gentle man who was 70 years old and the expert was on and disagreed about how times and society itself was much more innocent. i do not think these t
adam lanza was identified as the gunman. president obama addresses a grief-stricken nation. "our hearts are broken." showing a picture that has been on a lot of different newspapers. folks consoling each other outside the sandy hook sandy hookin newtown after a gunman killed 27 people, including 20 at an elementary school band and the shooter, adam lanza, was found dead inside the school. children were evacuated and taken to the fire station. it is also the lead story in this...
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it's the first reported lawsuit since 20-year-old gunman adam lanza opened fire in the school. he killed 20 first graders and six adults. >>> this morning, former president george h.w. bush's health is getting better. the 88-year-old is in good spirits, even singing to the hospital staff. he has been in the hospital now for more than a month. doctors say they're optimistic about his recovery. >>> if you have ever wanted to go to the presidential inauguration ball hosted by the president, here's your opportunity. the presidential inaugural committee is marking a limited number of tickets available to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. the ball is january 21st at the walter e. washington convention center. you have to sign up on the committee's website. it's 2013pic.org. you can request up to two tickets at $60 each. >> and sign pages of documents. >> ten forms of i.d. no. >> but you'll certainly have a lot of date options. that's going to be a hot ticket. >> $60. you can't beat that. talking about the weather, we're hearing from our viewer tammy who says her son cann
it's the first reported lawsuit since 20-year-old gunman adam lanza opened fire in the school. he killed 20 first graders and six adults. >>> this morning, former president george h.w. bush's health is getting better. the 88-year-old is in good spirits, even singing to the hospital staff. he has been in the hospital now for more than a month. doctors say they're optimistic about his recovery. >>> if you have ever wanted to go to the presidential inauguration ball hosted by the...
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and does anybody really belief that the next adam lanza isn't planning his attack on a school? he is already identified at this very moment? how many more copycats are waiting in the wings for their moment of fame? from a national media machine that rewards them with wall-to-wall attention and a sense of identity that they crave. while provoking others to try to make their mark. a dozen more killers? 100 more? how can we possibly even guess how many? given our nation's refusal to create an active national database of the mentally ill? the fact is this. that wouldn't even begin to address the much larger, more lethal criminal class, killers, robbers, rapists. gang members. who have spread like cancer in every community across our nation. meanwhile, while that happens, federal gun prosecutions have decreases by 40% to the lowest levels in a decade. so now, due to a decline of willingness to prosecute dangerous criminals, violent crime is increasing again for the first time in 19 years. add another hurricane, terrorist attack, or some other natural or manmade disaster, and you've
and does anybody really belief that the next adam lanza isn't planning his attack on a school? he is already identified at this very moment? how many more copycats are waiting in the wings for their moment of fame? from a national media machine that rewards them with wall-to-wall attention and a sense of identity that they crave. while provoking others to try to make their mark. a dozen more killers? 100 more? how can we possibly even guess how many? given our nation's refusal to create an...
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as investigators continue to hunt for a motive as to why 20-year-old adam lanza killed his mother and later opened fire at sandy hook, the nation's most prominent gun rights lobbying group broke their silence. the national rifle association argued in a statement that the nation's schools should have armed protection. >> the only way to stop a monster from killing our kids is to be personally involved and invested in a plan of absolute protection. the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >>reporter: education secretary arne duncan, in his first public remarks since the shooting, said the nation's overall gun policy needs change. >> one disturbed young man was mad at the world. and i can't help but wonder what he might had done, how this might have been different if he didn't have access to those guns. >>reporter: president obama observed his own moment of silence at the white house -- days after his call for a cross-agency panel to address gun policy -- hoping no community has to endure newtown's heartbreak, again. in washington, i'm karin caifa kron4 ne
as investigators continue to hunt for a motive as to why 20-year-old adam lanza killed his mother and later opened fire at sandy hook, the nation's most prominent gun rights lobbying group broke their silence. the national rifle association argued in a statement that the nation's schools should have armed protection. >> the only way to stop a monster from killing our kids is to be personally involved and invested in a plan of absolute protection. the only thing that stops a bad guy with a...
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. >> host: a story in the huffington post, the headline that i am adam lanza's mother on the mental illness conversation in america. many are nodding their heads. >> host: when a mother talks about taking knives at home and locking them up. she knows what these angry children alike. they can be incredibly overwhelming to families. a lot of the kids that i saw, the ones that i talked about, if you are a parent of that kind of child, you cannot handle this on your own. you already need help. >> host: we have another caller on the democratic line. >> caller: thank you very much. the subject just screams at me. both of these professionals, and they are doing a great job, they are not mentioning something that i don't leave 99% of this country knows about. it is an organization that is the national alliance for the mentally ill. it is in arlington, virginia. it is the grandfather organization over mental health. i met a lot of them in san antonio texas when i was in therapy as an uneducated social worker with depression. but i've always worked in social work. i'm sorry, i do ramble. mainly, if t
. >> host: a story in the huffington post, the headline that i am adam lanza's mother on the mental illness conversation in america. many are nodding their heads. >> host: when a mother talks about taking knives at home and locking them up. she knows what these angry children alike. they can be incredibly overwhelming to families. a lot of the kids that i saw, the ones that i talked about, if you are a parent of that kind of child, you cannot handle this on your own. you already...
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moving on the someone claimed the body of adam lanza for burial . the person did not want to be identified. his burial will be kept secret. he killed 27 people including 20 children and his mother and killing himself in a classroom in the school. all eyes focus on the fis california cliff. president obama extend happened the warrant list law for five more years. it allows the government to monitor over seas phone call emaims without a court order. doesn't apply to americans and they will not say if americans were pied on . how dulike to look out the plane's window and see this. thisa is it a piece of the engine missing. it fell off after leaving. terrified passengers were told that the was turning around but couldn't land right away. >> we found out we are too heav tow land because they filled the gas tarching and they need to burn off fuel in order to land safely. >> julia: i would not be on a plane again. it circled the plane for half an hour before coming in for landing . no one was hurt. >> clayton: one time i was on a united express flight when
moving on the someone claimed the body of adam lanza for burial . the person did not want to be identified. his burial will be kept secret. he killed 27 people including 20 children and his mother and killing himself in a classroom in the school. all eyes focus on the fis california cliff. president obama extend happened the warrant list law for five more years. it allows the government to monitor over seas phone call emaims without a court order. doesn't apply to americans and they will not...
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in all, 26 people, including 20 children were shot and killed by gunman adam lanza that day. russia playing politics. putting their kids at risk. their orphans at risk. president vladimir putin has banned americans from adopting russian children. the move reportedly is in response to human rights violations handed down by president obama earlier this year -- earlier this month rather. putin's new law destroying the dreams of many american families currently in the process of adopting, including this. >> they were already our family. we already had their names. we were already decorating their room. it's really. [crying] >> are you crying? it? >> is so disturbing, this story. 1,000 russian children were adopted by americans last year. children are disabled. not wanted by anybody else in russia. living in orphanages. not available for adoption. a the love these families have gotten really close to the adoption. set everything up and can't go pick up the kids. horrible. anyway, a maryland pizza delivery man fights off a group of attackers. his reward? a demotion. >> he sucker pu
in all, 26 people, including 20 children were shot and killed by gunman adam lanza that day. russia playing politics. putting their kids at risk. their orphans at risk. president vladimir putin has banned americans from adopting russian children. the move reportedly is in response to human rights violations handed down by president obama earlier this year -- earlier this month rather. putin's new law destroying the dreams of many american families currently in the process of adopting, including...
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so last friday, in newtown, connecticut, adam lanza used a bushmaster ar-15 rifle with still legal magazines holding not ten, but 30 rounds, to kill those 26 souls at sandy hook elementary. with me at the table today is anthea butler, professor of religious studies at the university of pennsylvania. msnbc contributor ari melber of the nation magazine. joe watkins, republican strategist and former aide to president george h.w. bush and mark glaze, director of mayors against illegal guns. so that was a lot, a lot to deal with, a lot of history of the nra. it's interesting because in the history of the nra it used to be sort of a sporting and hunting organization, training. they actually used to support gun control legislation. let's talk about what changed and mark, i know you are an expert in this. what changed about the nra itself in terms of its advocacy that made it an opponent of gun control? >> well, there -- thanks for asking, first of all. i think it's kind of the lingering question underneath gun policy. why doesn't congress, why don't state legislatures do more. the easy answer is a
so last friday, in newtown, connecticut, adam lanza used a bushmaster ar-15 rifle with still legal magazines holding not ten, but 30 rounds, to kill those 26 souls at sandy hook elementary. with me at the table today is anthea butler, professor of religious studies at the university of pennsylvania. msnbc contributor ari melber of the nation magazine. joe watkins, republican strategist and former aide to president george h.w. bush and mark glaze, director of mayors against illegal guns. so that...